pounce

英 [paʊns]

美 [paʊns]

v.  猛扑; 突袭

过去式：pounced　过去分词：pounced　现在分词：pouncing　第三人称单数：pounces　复数：pounces　

IELTSTEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.11739 / COCA.12494

短语用例

pounce on/upon sth

• 一眼看出，抓紧机会（以便批评）
  to quickly notice sth that sb has said or done, especially in order to criticize it
  1. The lion crouched ready to pounce.
     狮子蹲下身，准备猛扑。
  2. The muggers pounced on her as she got out of the car.
     她一下汽车，劫匪便向她扑上去。
  3. Owen pounced on the loose ball and scored.
     欧文对准无人控制的球就是一脚，破门得分。

牛津词典

verb

• 猛扑；突袭
  to move suddenly forwards in order to attack or catch sb/sth
  1. The lion crouched ready to pounce.
     狮子蹲下身，准备猛扑。
  2. The muggers pounced on her as she got out of the car.
     她一下汽车，劫匪便向她扑上去。
  3. Owen pounced on the loose ball and scored.
     欧文对准无人控制的球就是一脚，破门得分。

柯林斯词典

• VERB （人）猛扑，突袭
  If someonepounces onyou, they come up towards you suddenly and take hold of you.
  1. He pounced on the photographer, beat him up and smashed his camera...
     他突然扑向摄影师，痛打了他一顿，还摔碎了他的照相机。
  2. Fraud squad officers had bugged the phone and were ready to pounce.
     反诈骗小组的警员们已在电话上安装了窃听器，并随时准备突击。
• VERB 揪出，抓住（错误等）
  If someonepounces onsomething such as a mistake, they quickly draw attention to it, usually in order to gain an advantage for themselves or to prove that they are right.
  1. The Democrats were ready to pounce on any Republican failings or mistakes...
     民主党人随时准备揪出共和党人的过失或错误。
  2. 'That's much too subtle, even for Sam.' — 'Even for Sam!' He pounced on the phrase with a sound of triumph.
     “那太微妙了，即便对萨姆来说。”——“即便对山姆来说！”，他得意洋洋地抓住了这句话。
• VERB （野兽或飞禽）猛扑，突袭
  When an animal or birdpounces onsomething, it jumps on it and holds it, in order to kill it.
  1. ...like a tiger pouncing on its prey...
     像老虎猛扑向猎物一样
  2. Before I could get the pigeon the cat pounced.
     未等我逮到鸽子，猫就猛扑了上去。

英英释义

noun

• the act of pouncing

verb

• move down on as if in an attack
  1. The raptor swooped down on its prey
  2. The teacher swooped down upon the new students
  Synonym:swoop

双语例句

• Perhaps they can pounce before the mouse disappears.
  或许他们能够在老鼠绝迹之前，就先给予迎头痛击。
• I was aggressively ready to pounce on anyone who looked as if they were criticizing me.
  凡是有谁露出想要批评我的神态，我都会毫不犹豫地扑上去跟他拼了。
• We saw the tiger about to pounce.
  我们看见老虎要扑过去。
• Ken: Nancy would pounce. She's just waiting for me to slip up so she can take me down.
  南希可是会伺机猛扑的。她就是在等我失足，这样她便可以打垮我。
• Why do you pounce on every single thing I say?
  干吗我说的每句话你都要找麻烦？
• He also lies in wait for the unwary, and at night enters bed-chambers and terrorizes folk, threatening to pounce upon them if they shut their eyes.
  他还在于等待事态，并在夜间进入床房，并恐吓民俗，扬言要突袭他们，如果他们关闭了他们的眼睛是雪亮的。
• Before I could get the pigeon the cat pounced.
  未等我逮到鸽子，猫就猛扑了上去。
• He pounced on the photographer, beat him up and smashed his camera
  他突然扑向摄影师，痛打了他一顿，还摔碎了他的照相机。
• Every time a twig snapped, he probably visualized a wild animal ready to pounce.
  每当枝条摇弋，他会仿佛看到有野兽突袭；
• The cat taught him how to pounce and catch his prey the way that he caught rats.
  猫教给它扑的方法，捉的方法，像自己捉老鼠一样。